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The impact of international influence on microbanks’ performance: A global survey

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  • Roy Mersland

    (UIA - University of Agder)

  • Trond Randøy
  • Reidar Øystein Strøm

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Microbanks serve micro-enterprises and poor people with financial services. This study examines how various aspects of international influence affect microbanks' financial and social performance.Grounded in agency theory and resource based theory, we argue that there are multiple ways that the internationalization of microbanks might affect performance. Specifically, we argue that one can distinguish between four sources of such internationalization effects; international initiator, international directorship, international debt, and international affiliation/networks. This study utilizes data from 379 microbanks in 73 developing countries -assessed between 2001 and 2008. We find that the internationalization of microbanks to a large extend enhances social performance, but does not enhance financial performance.

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  • Roy Mersland & Trond Randøy & Reidar Øystein Strøm, 2011. "The impact of international influence on microbanks’ performance: A global survey," Post-Print hal-05220848, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05220848
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2010.07.006
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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